Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-11-02
MEDICINE MAN.
The Troublesome Crow Who is
Making "Heap Work" tor the
War Department.
Authentic Statement of the Mat
ter. The Latest:-He has to
the Mountains Speeded.
AUTHENTIC,

Inspector Hugh $. Campbell Talks Con-
cerning the Crow Revolt.
AJoURNAL representative was agree
ably entertained by an account Of the
Crow troubles from the lips OF Hugh
S. Campbell, who for seven years was
chief gardener at the agency and is
now live stock inspector, holding
under the Montana board of stock
commissioners, entirely distinct from
the stock association. Mr.. Campbell
as before stated IL az well posted on
Indians, particularly Crow Indians, as
any white man among them since 1879.
His version of the trouble in effect
comedies with former accounts and be
does not consider that General Will.
hanson il to be blamed in the matter,
being tied down to department orders
which he was obliged to enforce-or at
tempt to enforce. Two companies OF
soldiers could have captured the ring
leaders and quelled the revolt If the
move had been made at the proper
time, but delay only strengthens the
Indians In numerical strength and
confidence In their importance. When
Mr.. Campbell left the agency Monday
the war cloud was tbickening and il
has now come to that pass that Wraps
His-Tail-Up must be arrested without
bloodshed or the entire Crow tribe
would take the warpsth. On the
other hand II his nibs surrenders with
out making fight he will become the
laughing stock of the tribe, who will
make an old woman Of him and he
will be dressed like squaw and shut
out from the councils of the tribe for.
ever, in a word ostracised. This
Wraps-His.Tail.Up will never do, he
lacks the moral courage (if such term
may be used in connection with q
Crow to wit stand the taunts and
gibes Of his nation. He has poised be-
fore them as prophet, big medicine
man and is ruling the Crows by their
fears. Being shrewd
russ he takes advantage of every cir
that comes his way and has
so far been remarkably lucky in the
fultillment of his predictions. One in
stance of the success of his ventures
will suffice in this connection: The
soldiers had one of the Hotchkiss
guns getting II ready for use and the
Crows were somewhat alarmed, not
liking that kind of warfare, but the
medicine man said that after that gun
was once fired he would put spell
over it which would render II useless
for many days. Mark the verification.
The very next day the cannon WAS
loaded and fired at target and when
the smoke cleared away 1t was seen
dismouuted and practically disabled.
The recoil had burst the fastenings and
the medicine man was triumphant.
All these things give him great pres.
tige among the Indians and in their
blind obedience to his will lays the
secret of the situation. Wraps-His-
Tail.Up is being used as cat's-paw by
the old chief Deaf Bull, and Crazy
Head, the war chief OF the Crows,
stands in with the play. The state.
ment that the hostiles had defed the
soldiers at several times and dared
them to come and take them is veri-
fed by Mr.. Campbell, who has been
on the ground, through the camp and
among the warriors since the begin.
ming OF the revolt. He il was at
whom Wraps-His-Tail-Up made q
war.like demonstration on the first
day of the trouble, pointing q gun at
his breast and then raising II little
fired over his head. Mr.. Campbell is
positive In the statement that no Ell.
counter has yet taken place and that
no soldiers had been fired upon.
Though no other Indians have yet
Joined in the revolt Mr.. Campbell
thinks unless u decisive attack is made
on the Crows and the matter settled at
one blow general Indian war will
surely ensue. The Cheyennes will
ioin If there Ia any show for the Crows
after the fret bloodshed and that will
he the signal for general uprising.
80 far as the Crows are Immediately
concerned they will conhne their
movements to "hghting soldiers" but
the cattlemen will not tamely submit
to the sacrifice Of their property in
such an event and the COW boys OF
Pass creek aud the region adjacent TO
the reserve are ready for the signal to
measure their strength with the hoe.
tiles. The camp OF the Indians IL now
virtually surrounded. The time for
making the final movement has been
extended to Friday. Orders have